Share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Italy
Italy: Share living with less than upper middle income poverty line was 1.92 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Italy, 1977–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Italy recorded 1.92 for share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 18.2% on the previous year and down 44.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Italy peaked at 4.9 in 1977 and was at its lowest, 0.7, in 1989.
That places Italy 95th out of 120 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 38 years of available data.
Share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Italy, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 4.9 | — |
| 1978 | 4.3 | -12.2% |
| 1979 | 4.2 | -2.3% |
| 1980 | 2.8 | -33.3% |
| 1981 | 2.2 | -21.4% |
| 1982 | 1.5 | -31.8% |
| 1983 | 2 | +33.3% |
| 1984 | 2.2 | +10.0% |
| 1986 | 2.7 | +22.7% |
| 1987 | 3.2 | +18.5% |
| 1989 | 0.7 | -78.1% |
| 1991 | 1.8 | +157.1% |
| 1993 | 4.5 | +150.0% |
| 1995 | 4.2 | -6.7% |
| 1998 | 4.3 | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 3.6 | -16.3% |
| 2002 | 3.1 | -13.9% |
| 2003 | 2.3 | -25.8% |
| 2004 | 1.79 | -22.2% |
| 2005 | 2.08 | +16.3% |
| 2006 | 1.78 | -14.3% |
| 2007 | 1.85 | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 1.94 | +5.1% |
| 2009 | 2.22 | +14.1% |
| 2010 | 2.92 | +31.8% |
| 2011 | 2.77 | -5.2% |
| 2012 | 3.22 | +16.2% |
| 2013 | 3.42 | +6.2% |
| 2014 | 3.32 | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 4.05 | +21.8% |
| 2016 | 3.52 | -13.0% |
| 2017 | 3.47 | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 3.3 | -4.9% |
| 2019 | 2.93 | -11.3% |
| 2020 | 2.37 | -19.1% |
| 2021 | 1.74 | -26.6% |
| 2022 | 1.62 | -6.8% |
| 2023 | 1.92 | +18.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.47 | 4.2 | 4.9 | 3 |
| 1980s | 2.16 | 0.7 | 3.2 | 8 |
| 1990s | 3.7 | 1.8 | 4.5 | 4 |
| 2000s | 2.3 | 1.78 | 3.6 | 9 |
| 2010s | 3.29 | 2.77 | 4.05 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.91 | 1.62 | 2.37 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Italy
More poverty & inequality data for Italy
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 8 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 1.2 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 5,059 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 6.51 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 41.99 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 41.99 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate -0.2786 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.043 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Italy?
- Share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Italy was 1.92 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share living with less than upper middle income poverty line recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 4.9 in 1977.
- What is the lowest share living with less than upper middle income poverty line recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7 in 1989.
- How does Italy rank for share living with less than upper middle income poverty line?
- Italy ranks 95th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share living with less than upper middle income poverty line rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Italy data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share living with less than upper middle income poverty line. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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